Very sad. My room mate and brother borrowed my boat one night to fish RH. My room mate was driving and hit a tree right in the fork of it. The boat launched into the air. It ejected both of them and somehow the boat kicked into neutral and circled right back to them. They had someone looking after them that night!! My brothers thigh was cut really bad all the way to the bone. They are both lucky to be here. This was in the middle of the lake in 40 FOW. And also at 11:00 at night.

Everything changes at night. I do get my boat on plane (barely), but I only fish areas of a lake I know extremely well. Even then there's always a chance of a floater or something. I worry about other boats more than obstructions because of where I run, but try to keep my head on a swivel regardless.

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If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!

The thing is, it didn't have to happen. Families are torn apart due to negligence. If it's dark, anything past idle is too fast. Prayers to the families.

If it's a lake that I know I will go faster than idle down the lake at night. I use extreme caution and never run wide open or wot. Idle is not really a good option on busy lakes even after dark as it puts you in the middle of the lake at a very slow speed. If I don't know the lake I get off of it in plenty of time to not worry about that. I also use gps and waypoints to help out. They will keep you on the right track back to ramp etc. I will say while I am by no means an expert in the boating field there are far to many people on the water that have no business there and are dangerous during the day time and extremely dangerous after dark. It's a horrible end to any baiting trip and one that I hope everyone can avoid.

I fish at night all the time. I never get on plane at night in an area I do not know extremely well. I also keep a spotlight in my hand and constantly use it to verify where I am and where obstructions are. It's very easy at night to be off track and not be where you think you are.

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John 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee.

I was on a lake (before day break) that I know very well. I just got on plane but not WOT and hit a floater. I was seconds from WOT and it could have been disastrous. When I hit it, all I saw was $$$$ signs.